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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

TINS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishss for everybody exactly what reclaimed
fori One Of the Tor the crest popularity Of
the Mustang Liniment IL found in it, universal
applicability. Everybody needs such medicine.
The Lnmberman needs IL In case OF accident
The Hsusowife needs It for gensralfamily ne.
The Canaler needs II for his teams and his men
Tho Mechanic needs Il always on his WORK
bench.
The Miner needs Il In case Of emergency.
The Pisneer needsit-can't get along without n
The Farmer needs it In his house, his Stable.
and his stock yard.
The eteambsas nan Or the BsaeDan Reeds
Il In lberal supply anoat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs tilt - his bess
friend and safest reliance.
The sseck.greweF needs it--it Win save him
thousands Of dollars and . world of troub,e.
The Railroad man needs it and win need 70 -
long a his life 4 round Of accidents and dangers
The Baekwo0dsnan needs II There nosn-
ing like Il as IN antidote for the dangers 70 ufes
Limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs II about his store among
his employees. Accidents win happen. and whsn
these come the Mustang Eminent iswanted at oncs.
Keepa Bottle In the House. It's Tie best Of
economy.
Keep Beetle in the Factory. Itsimmediafs
ne In case OF accident pain and Los Of wages
Keep . Bsstie Always in tho Stable Ter
nss when wanted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

Capt. s. H. Buck has resigned
the Office of postmaster at New
Orleans. It is said that the friends
of Mr.. G.. w. Mott are urging him
for appointment by President
Cleveland.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

VIM. O'Brien. the Irish agitator,
has been travelling through Canada
of late and having a hog killing
time, until he struck Toronto city
on Wednesday, when he was stoned
by mob of excited Orangemen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

Col. Peter DOMAIN is quoted as
making the following remarks II
am in favor of q constitutional
amendment prohibiting any I'M
tutored American citizen, redolent
of pork corners, wheat gouges and
stock swindles, from going abroad
to air his gilded ignorance and
vulgarity until he has seen his own
country. / would demand, as q
prerequisite for permission to visit
London haberdashers' establish
ments, Partisan milliners' shops
and italian skies and macaroni
hasheries, q certificate from the
president or general passenger
agent of some great southern or
western or northwestern railroad
that the would-be foreign voyager
had visited all the glorious and
beautiful scenes along the line"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21
Mr.. Cleveland and the Spells
System.
IN. o. Picayune, lath.l

In the course of his speech &C
cepting the Garfield statue, yester-
day unveiled in Washington City,
President Cleveland said, "Nor can
we forget that it (Garfeld's monu-
ment) also teaches our people q
sad and distressing lesson, and the
thoughtful citizen who views its
fair proportions, cannot fail to
recall the tragedy of q death which
brought grief and mourning to
every household in the land But
while American citizenship stands
aghast and affrighted that murder
and assassins should Turk in the
midst of free people and strike
down the head of their government,
fearless search and the discovery
of the origin and hiding place of
these hateful and unnatural things
should be followed by a solemn
resolve to purge forever from our
political methods and from the
operation of our government the
perversions and misconceptions
which gave birth to passionate and
bloody thoughts"
The President alludes here to
the most frightful source of evil In
American politics. Mr.. Garfeld's
murder was one out of many terri
BILE consequences of ''the spoils
system" It was the emphatic ex-
preston of the embittered disap-
pointment and indignation which
his assassin felt in common with
thousands whose claims or whose
pretensions had been ignored. The
dreadful deed would probably not
be often repeated under any system,
but it was certainly in the line of
the tendency of the spoils system.
The beneficial results to be ex-
pected from q thorough civil service
reform are by no means confined
to such changes as may increase
the efficiency and purity of the
service itself The best result of
all will be the removal of political
contests to q higher plain by taking
the service entirely out of politics.
The differences which are supposed
to separate parties, great questions
of principle and policy, win be
largely lost sight of while the real
struggle will be simply fierce
fight for Office between "the ms"
and ''the outs" And this struggle
between the parties is continued
after the election within the party
which happens to be successful.
With the best intentions in the
world, it is still impossible to give
everybody an Office. There are not
post offices and lighthouses enough
to 90 around. A great many peo-
pie must be disappointed, and
among them there is usually q
number who were promised, that
they would not be forgotten. The
petty rivalries and jealousies thus
engendered divide parties into fac
tons and destroy their usefulness.
The tendency of the spoils system
| is inevitably toward the degrade
ton of the national character. In
spring men to political activity by
encouraging them to work for per-
sonal reward, it is in effect q system
of wholesale bribery, and is attend
ed by all evils incident to that
method of corruption
As good q Democrat, as profound
a statesman, az ardent q patriot Is
! John G. Calhoun saw all this and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

The killing of Editor Gambrell
by Col Hamilton, in Jackson, Miss,
on the 9Th inst, is beginning to
show up as a dark and cowardly
assassination.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

The Louisville Courier-J Journal
gives the colored people of Ken
lucky some good advice, which APP
plies with equal force to those of
Louisiana. 1t says: ''The colored
people of Kentucky would if they
were wise and had any git-up-an-
git about them-organize district
party of their own, to act indie
pendently of all other parties, and
to cast its vote where it promised
to be most efficacious in advancing
the interest of the race. The
Democratic party does not want
the negro at all, and the Republi-
can party only wants his vote.
His true course is to set up for
himself awhile"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21
mo. ~.

affirmed it plainly enough when
the spoils system was yet in its
germ. Civil service reform is de-
nounced now. however, in certain
quarters as un-Democratic. Says
the fluent, the overlooking editor
of the Courier-J Journal in q recent
disquisition upon this subject:
Ours is representative government
It rests upon public opinion, the author
Of parties and the arbiter of their fate.
Party ia the agent for executing the will
OF the people, and Office is it's vehicle.
The divorcement, then, Of Office and poll
tics means the abandonment of represen-
tative government That il the whole
idea in a nutshell and all the clamor
about fitness and merits-as IL parties
were not equally Interested in obtaining
them cannot make out anything Of the
Mugwump view but q purpose to take
the government further from the people
and nearer to the plutocracy, which u
seeking to establish an imperial Oligarch-
ism, under the name of q republic, on the
ruins of our admirable system of national
and State federation, with its co-equaI
powers and Just limitations, resting
directly on the consent Of the governed
that is, the public opinion of the people
readily ascertained at the polls.
With due respect we beg leave
to say that it is not true, in the
sense intended in this excerpt, that
Office is the vehicle of the popular
will The policy of an admins
tration is no more determined by
the occupants of the minor Offices
of the civil service than the decis-
ions of court are dictated by it's
clerk. It is the popular viii that
the routine business of the govern
ment shall be transacted prompt
ly, correctly and honestly. That
end will not be reached by merely
turning out all the Republicans
when q Democratic President has
been inaugurated, or by turning
out all the Democrats when a
Republican is at the head of the
government The reverse is more
likely to be the result of that short
and simple method
It is q great mistake to confound
the will of the people with the
greed of politicians Mr.. Cleve-
land is very popular, which we take
it would not be the case if he were
really acting in opposition to the
popular will But Mr.. Cleveland
stands for civil service reform
After long experience in the dis.
tribution of patronage he is con.
WINGED that the spoils system il
inconsistent with the true interests
of his party and his country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

The insane asylum at jackson
has SIT inmates.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

Talent is sometimes hid in =
napkin, sudacity never.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21
Preparing for the Great Sugar
Test.

The City Item says: Assistant
United States chemist G. L. Spen-
Ger has arrived in New Orleans
with the diffusion machinery from
Fort Scott. This consists of a car
bonatation plant, of German sui
phur apparatus, and filter presses,
etc. Mr.. Spencer and superintend-
emit of experiments E. G. Barthele-
my are now engaged in loading
barge with this machinery, and
with bricks, fire bricks, sand, ce-
ment, lime, ETC., for the government
station at Magnolia These gen.
tlemen expect to go down on We'd
nesday, and will remain at the
plantation till about the LIST of July,
at which time they expect to have
everything ready to receive the ma
chinery from New York. Mr.. Spen-
Ger has had great deal of expert
ence in sugar, having had charge Of
the government work at Magnolia
plantation for the last three years,
and having been connected with
the department sorghum expert
ments during the past four years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-05-21

It is getting to be a serious
question in this State whether
ordinary imprisonment in the
parish Jail is an adequate punish
ment to negroes convicted of petty
crimes. They get plenty to eat,
and altogether enjoy the time as
a holiday, playing cards, throwing
dice, singing ribald songs, dancing,
etc. Another bad feature is the
association of boys with more
mature criminals, thus virtually
schooling them for future crime.
In nine cases out of ten if the boy
had fifty or a hundred lashes well
laid on, it would be a great deal
more beneficial, and save the
parish much expense.
On Sunday, the 9th inst Bro.
Goodwin, of the Colfax CHRONICLE,
the boss gardener of his section,
eat roasting ears out of his own
garden. He says they were the
first of the season. Down here
we've been munching on them for
the past six weeks. So you see
Bro. G., our soil is the best, al
though we don't boast. of any gold
or lead mine.-La. Democrat
Transpose "eat' into "ate," Bro.
Biossat, and then tell us how long
it is since your citizens quit pump
ing hot lead into each other.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09
60uRtq Correspondence
OMOSS lyILF.
AK

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pas aooNV llH'Sie" taEihE fIEh" Oh
way through our Township for thc
Georgia Carolina and Nothor"
Railroad. Only one or two Lend
owners objected to granting it.
Our farmers have gone to work
witha will, sowing oats repairing
pasture fences, garden, building
and ropnirinS houses h@rn8anl etc.
a change seems TO have come over
ihc Spirit Of their dreams" in re
card TO Gu0no. A great mmyhavc
become convinced that we have as
COON Guamo ''5cattcrcd around
looscn rs can be got from ,nc Islands
of tho eco ana t3ot;t c,n hn al.
,.,;,,r, -. ,,,,
"'"'"rI 90 '','o'' .h'''. -" i''
son. ! heard Dr M@i'iA of Niihtol
preach a most ~c.,-.iant Sermon
I,4 4ohn,ir, :, nr. .,,,,., rr,.,
INK torl "H,|,.,t.' NUN, ,'3, .,
r[.i'It,,,nl .F.,. "'u NY
dd"vw ottn. g.. ,u,
,ic ana III. o,r .n.. S,
thin~o ~ i"o, ,r'n y iUo,
!, th32 cncoIor thn H." .'' '
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30 IhII ih''e'l'1, energy ir'C-
~proNchah'o moral character, viii
soon be n bittcr eCCuritv than Eiyn
NoYtporc. or Pills nfSoln
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""t 2"''', "'"' ~" "',e 'I'''
IL "oNid hnt D" q Great white unth
asa general Ching . mans sword
woUid DO as good rs his boo]n
mt Tior Io,y .n,,,,.I, -, ~
-. -
~ ',"' i"''enS supper. JUL Sot-
ter what tho!e is OF it or rather
80 i,IIiiCS VI a"rli H2 ~ j.;
Va ! ''t''i' NV HT'" !, may DC S.pH
W. myn h",Tjmn " @",nn ~ 7"cli, =.
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

An Anderson TRIAL Justice has institu-
tod u now mode OF detoctIng crime that
will probably drive PinkintOn's mon ont
OFT no busincss.,it g ems no triod II negro
for stealing II hog, but failed to convict
bim. Aftcrtho trial, bat while II mum
bci OF daritios were standing around,
"onouncol that he had - remark
able rooster, whicil when placed
undor a pot, would when
tho gailly man touched it. ono man ro-
fused TO touch il, saying mo was inuO-
cent and wanted To ataY go, and having
found tho roal criminal, evidence to con
Wet il easily obtained.
Fresh StO"l, " Dry Goods Groccics
Cancd Goods Observation-Disclosures wood
onward crociScry and plantation supplies
Sullivan x Milan. Ora. S. G.. =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Mr.. W. Z. jennings, on :ogcr"2n, il
confined TO his room wiah ~.io0sios.
NIB II. Bcwlcv, 'laa~ = yir;l 20 l:a
mD,hor in Anderson, last wees.
cart. G. A. G.. Waller, n OF c.rcon-
woods most outorpri,il.% i~Hs'ause yaaa
was hero last week.
Misses ~Cunirnh0,n, or Wushinaon,
daughters OF Col. John Cuuinrhpm, aro
at Eosomont, 81" family mnalion, end
will mako that ncir homo.
rIonty Of pooplo HaIcdav, bat Htt,o
h]ueinpSs.
MrThomas J Watts has rc;uync,i from
i visit 20 Kingston Ga.
Mrs Fannie EJoncs, ofCartorSvillc Ga
died on the Gthin"t. Silo was adluyhtor
of tho late Juo u Wright oC Ills county,
whom she had numcroun relatives nrd
friends.
Road "Bili Nyc" ON first page.
Gen. r. Z, Ho&c. oc n. c., President
Of the g.. G. & N. RGilroud, and A.. l..
Han, %cc'y. aud Trnneiror, w:-oini"wn
on Friday.
LIZ j. Caldwell aud G,S Mower. oc
the Ncwhcrry Bar, were here on irInor-
:"nt Buainosy last wcoI;.
Miss Nato Lark, is t"a"hinGim I,rsny.
Mir. Reid Of Roidv!!r and Mrs. Il. p.
%ini;', Of Clinton, visited in town last
week.
cap. !. II, #ndg.na i' ON a visit to
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Clinton clamors for n wookly newspa-
p0r. This IL n good institution, indood
fow car, equal it, nut until it is in opera"
ton, Tho ADvEHTIsER will make room
for all merchants Of that thriving town
who desire to show the world what they
have for sale. Our space is not all talson
ard we can slap on several supplements
mt short notice.
Now Is the timo to advertise.
: Notice.
A Meeting ofthe Executive Commit
tee OF tho Laurens Agricultural and Nc
ohanical Society will DO hold at Laurons
court mouse on Tuesday the 18th OF Fob,
~ ia NJ all tho MembcrS arc requested
kppo present.
y j holmes President.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

The many friends OF Hon. p. wyatt
Aiken, I'm this vicinity, learn with pain,
that health is not improving. Ills ply
~sicians say that nothing short OF q mirN-
clio can restore him now. ITO has boon
a faithful public servant and n ataunchl
friond toitho farmers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Mr.. u. NJ, Pattou's "drnInmcr' docs
not appear In this Issue, but no would
inform tho public Chat that New York
Tailor of whom YOU nav" hoard 50 much
has At last appeared at his Clothing
store and will iii o in tho l@tcst style.
Try him.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Little Albert, n fou year old soir OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. S impdon of this place
died OF ~mombranous Group on Tuesday
last. Thi. is tho third visit ofthc Roapcr
III this afflicted family within tho short
space of three months. All woro bright
and promising children and the heart
felt sympathy OF this community goes
with those borrowed parents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Now is tho time to mako rctsrus 10 Tho
Auditor, Tho 90 per cont. ponalty will
attach after the Goth mss. NO loarn
that one-third Of tho property has not
vet boon listed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Throo negroes hav been arrested for
illegal voting at tho recent municipal
election. They hayo Givon bond for
their appearance at tho next term Of
Court,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

az always patroniZo merchants who
advertise" said n farmer tho other day.
That man can toll who is anxious 10 sell
goods and who will give bargains.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

j. Y. NJ. Fall, Clork of Court Of New
berry, fs dead.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Moulding and picture frames OF cvrry
style cut and made to orGov on short no.
tico at low prices at Willlcs' Book and
Drug Store.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

= From tho way In which certain "Colo-
mel" backs up 70 II stump 60 mount his
stood, one would conclude, thar he he
longs to an ~"infantry" company.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Tho new Council will 20 int, Office to-
day,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

The City Store has been moved back
to ~Spartanburg.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Mr.. Henry Day proposes to compete
with Lieut.. Greedy OF tho SiGn"l Service,
Ifhc is as good at hitting tho weather ~
no Is owls, we'll haul ia our aisU&,s.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Tho Salvation Army has struck Grorn-
villo and S"partanburg. Lieutenant
Newton is in command OF tho forces In
This State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

= Judge hldrich, received a fall ~ fow
days ago, but hopes to be ellie TO hold
Court in this circuit at Tho regular time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

The firm of Knight & CoGGans han
boon dissolved By muiual consent.
Capt. Goggang will continue IN in" 3.
tho old stand.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Our sidewalks around town have been
Randcd.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Don't expect anything rHnny in thi
paper. Our "runny man" las gone Wrs
on q bridal tour.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

" Charley Mack, a negro boy Implicated
in tho robbery off,. e Il. Knpp"lI a.orC
q short timo back, has boon caltUycj NJ
Woodruff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

A few friends spcnt d%Cli"htfnl even
ing at tho residence Of Capt. VIM. iii,
bingham last wock. "iGny" ahoundul
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Horny hammond has pnrcha"od Les
lie Bros house and lot ON tho ocrS"j
side.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

You light q match to make IL burn and
burn a match to make 1t light. Only
those who advertise can SEQ this.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Lost. -Goldcn opportunities, the hndcr
will be rewarded,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

And now tho small boy begins 80 loo',
about for n nickIo to buy Ills @irl q "ovpi"
OF Valentines.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Mrs. Sharp has moved into Or. Todd
residence III Main street vacated by n!
~. 3. Crews,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Baptist Church 60 morrow "Wednesday
night at z p. NJ. J. D.. Pitts
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

Tho date Of the Ball has been chaHgcd
to February 2lst. OF account OF tho mu-
sic.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

500 notice of Stockholders mocting.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09

a fine lot of Garden Seeds of al kinds
at Wilkes Book and Drug store.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09
AkogaI and SpgGiaI.& G.,

Gardening 10 now I'm order.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-02-09
NOTICE

Il meeting OF the Stockholders
OF the Georgia Carolina and Nor
thvrn Railroad Company VIII b.
he'll at Abbo Vile s.. G. on Thurs
day Mayyi tho I0Gh 1857, TO consid-
or thc adoption of articles OF
ous0iidati0n between the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Companies
IN GEORGIA., South Carolina and
North Carolina.
4. l.. HULL
f;ccy. & Treas.
FEB. g, 1888. % 1T
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-02-02
KNEW THE SEX.
How British, But worldly WISE Man [
Tnsulted q Lovable Maiden.

How British, But Worldly-w Wise, Man
Tnsulted Lovable Maiden.
She was a young woman in Wash
ington for the season, and was very
fond of narrating her conquests and
speaking of her powers over men.
He was bachelor with a heart of
stone and cheek of cast iron.
They were talking of love and mat
rimony and cognate subjects.
I've been engaged six weeks, Mr..
X.," she said with refreshing candor
in view of the fact that the announce
ment had appeared in the society
papers the next day after the proposal
''Ahn' he said, with a rosebud smile
wreathed around an Interrogation
point. "How charming"
Delightful, Mr.. x" she continued,
radiantly. HE was an old friend of
our family and he was SO persistent.
How long do you think kept the poor,
dear fellow waiting for his answerP"
and she giggled a real swell giggle.
"Um-um," he cogitated, as if cal
culating an equation of time between
sun-dial and a Waterbury watch.
"Um-well, should say about min
ute and half; possibly two minutes. !"
There was an abrupt termination to
the conversation, and the brute was
left alone in the alcove where they had
been talking. Washington Critic.